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Certification work is carried out by attorneys registered as Notarial Services Attorneys with the Lawyers Council of Thailand under the Regulation of the Lawyers Council on Registration of Notarial Services Attorneys B.E. 2551. Licence numbers and personal data in the images below are redacted for privacy; originals can be verified in person.
Miss Anutaree
Mr. Jiraphan
Mr. Jirasak
Mr. Patipan
Mr. Warawut
Mr. Wiwat
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A police clearance certificate records the result of a criminal-history check held by the police of one country. In Thailand it is issued by the Police Clearance Service Centre of the Special Branch Bureau, Royal Thai Police; in Australia it is issued by the Australian Federal Police. When the certificate is lodged with an Australian authority and is not in English, it must be accompanied by a translation in the form that authority requires — for documents translated in Australia this normally means a translation by a NAATI-certified translator.
Applications are lodged with the Police Clearance Service Centre, Special Branch Bureau. The applicant provides identification, passport, and any supporting documents the Centre lists for the purpose of the request, and fingerprints are taken through the channel the Centre specifies. Forms, required documents, channels and fees are those published by the Centre at the time of lodgement.
Applicants abroad usually have fingerprints taken by the local police or at a Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate, then submit the set to the Police Clearance Service Centre through the channel it publishes, either directly or through an authorised representative in Thailand. Confirm the accepted fingerprint form and posting address with the Centre before taking prints.
Australian authorities generally expect police certificates from every country where an applicant has lived for a cumulative period specified in their policy. Foreign nationals who have stayed in Thailand can request a Thai certificate from the Police Clearance Service Centre; check the current requirement and the countries involved against Department of Home Affairs guidance for your visa.
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/
An Australian National Police Check is issued by the Australian Federal Police. Where an immigration application requires it, the AFP publishes the correct check type and purpose code to use; selecting the wrong purpose code is a common cause of a certificate being rejected. Apply through the AFP's own service and follow the code stated by the requesting authority.
Source: https://www.afp.gov.au/
A Thai certificate lodged with an Australian authority needs a full translation: header, reference number, the body text, every stamp and signature block, and any annotation on the reverse. Names must be spelled exactly as in the passport across the whole document set. Where the authority requires NAATI certification, the translation is delivered as a PDF carrying the translator's NAATI stamp and signature.
Source: https://www.naati.com.au/
Read the authority's own instructions: which country's certificate, how recent it must be, and which translation standard is accepted. Requirements differ by visa subclass and by assessing body.
Thailand: the Police Clearance Service Centre, Special Branch Bureau. Australia: the Australian Federal Police. Follow the current forms, identification requirements and fingerprint process each publishes.
Verify the spelling of your name, date of birth, passport number and the issue date before it is translated. An error found later means reapplying to the police authority.
Send a clear colour scan of every page. We return a full translation with the NAATI stamp and signature, matching the names used across your other documents.
Some destinations also require legalisation by the Department of Consular Affairs and then by their embassy. Only add these steps when the receiving authority asks for them.
There is no single answer. The validity window is set by the authority receiving it, not by the police force issuing it. Check the instruction published for your visa subclass or registration application.
Australian authorities generally require a certificate from each country where you have lived for a cumulative period stated in their policy. If both Thailand and Australia fall within that rule, you need both.
The Police Clearance Service Centre publishes the conditions for authorised representatives, including the power of attorney and identification required. Confirm the current conditions before appointing someone.
For Australian authorities, translations produced in Australia are normally required to be by a NAATI-certified translator. Translations produced outside Australia must carry the translator's full name, address and qualification details in the form the authority specifies. Follow the wording published for your application.
The certificate must be issued by the police authority to the applicant or an authorised representative under its own rules. We prepare and certify the translation, and explain the certification chain. Contact us by phone, LINE or email to discuss your case.
Content reviewed August 2026. General information on document preparation, not legal or migration advice. Government forms, fees and processing times are those published by the relevant authority at the time of lodgement.
Illustrative scenarios used to explain how the process works. They are not individual customer cases and are not a guarantee of any authority's decision.
Client: Thai national · Location: Overseas (Australia)
Client: Foreign national · Location: Overseas (multiple countries)
Client: Applicant abroad · Location: Overseas
Client: Applicant responding to a request · Location: Worldwide
Reviewed August 2026. Requirements change — confirm with the receiving authority before lodging.
The information on this page is based on the official sources below. Reviewed August 2026. Requirements change — always confirm with the receiving authority before lodging.
Reviewed August 2026. Requirements change — confirm with the receiving authority before lodging.
The Royal Thai Police Clearance Service Centre issues police clearance certificates, including for applicants who are outside Thailand and apply through the overseas channel with fingerprints taken locally. Requirements and channels are published on their site.
If it is issued in Thai, yes — an English translation is required with the lodgement. Certificates issued in English by the police service still need translation of any Thai-only annexes, stamps or covering letters attached to them.
Source: Department of Home Affairs
Validity is set by the authority receiving it, not by the police. Australian visa programs commonly work to a twelve-month window, but it varies by program and can change, so confirm the accepted window before ordering the translation — a certificate can expire while an application is being assembled.
Source: Department of Home Affairs
Yes. The overseas channel generally requires a fingerprint card taken by a local police force or authorised body, copies of your passport and Thai visa or entry records, and the police service's application form. Check the current document list and submission address on the police clearance centre's site.
The translation reproduces exactly what the certificate says — nothing is softened or omitted, and a translator who offers to do so should not be used. How a record affects an application is a legal question for a registered migration agent or lawyer, not for us.
Australian character requirements can extend to every country where you have lived for a cumulative period, commonly twelve months or more, in the last ten years. The Home Affairs character and penal clearance guidance sets the current rule, and we can translate certificates from those countries as well.
Source: Department of Home Affairs
Reviewed August 2026. Requirements change — confirm with the receiving authority before lodging.
The Royal Thai Police criminal records division. Application requirements, accepted identification and fingerprint procedures are published by that office and differ for applicants inside and outside Thailand.
Source: Royal Thai Police
Generally yes, through the procedure the issuing police service publishes for overseas applicants, which usually involves fingerprints taken by a local authority and an authorised representative in the issuing country.
Source: Royal Thai Police
Validity windows are set by the receiving authority, not by the police. Because a certificate can expire while an application is prepared, check the accepted window before ordering the translation.
Source: Department of Home Affairs
Australian visa programs commonly require a certificate from every country you have lived in for a cumulative period the department specifies. Read the current requirement for your visa subclass.
Source: Department of Home Affairs
For Australian bodies a certified translation is normally sufficient. Legalisation is added only when the receiving body or a third country asks for it.
A police certificate is an official record issued by a police authority about an individual. A background check is a broader private due-diligence exercise — corporate records, litigation searches, directorships and public filings — and it carries no official status with an immigration authority.
Police clearance certificates have a limited validity set by the recipient. Requesting one too early means it expires before lodgement, so we plan the timing first.
Reviewed August 2025. Confirm current requirements with the receiving authority before lodging.
Ask about your document path on LINE @NAATIA Police Clearance Certificate has a short usable life, so plan for it to be issued as close to lodgement as possible.
Check which issuing route the destination accepts and how recent the certificate must be.
Gather passport, ID card, house registration and photographs; if you are abroad, have fingerprints taken at an embassy or local police station.
Lodge in person or through an authorised representative with a power of attorney, and keep the receipt for follow-up.
Once issued, add a certified translation and legalisation where the destination authority requires it.
If you would rather not track each step yourself, send scans on LINE. Our team, which has handled this type of work for over 15 years, will map your document route first — where it should end, how many copies you need, and which steps would be wasted — and you decide afterwards whether to do it yourself or hand it to us.
